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Warren, Deborah
Medium When she'd outgrown a Medium, my daughter gave me a red ski sweater, strewn with snow in knitted flakes. It's thick—wool—but the sweater's extra warmth (despite the chilly rows of...
...And this red cardigan was even more...
...her— was mine...
...Is the goal (agenda) of the church, while showing compassion to gays, to support research to eliminate this objective disorder through means acceptable to the church, for example, genetic surgery in utero with no adverse side effects...
...But I also agree with those who said Gore should have asked for the statewide recount first thing, so it wouldn't look like he hand-picked the counties where he expected the most support...
...as if what most completely clothes us, keeping our meager bodies from the cold, is what belonged to someone else before— what's cast off, like a transmigrating soul...
...Some essence seemed to pass from young to old, as if it was the girl herself I wore (or she was wearing me), as if her whole self, in a reverse metempsychosis —not a sweater, not a message...
...Voting rights Your stand against the bombastic activities of the Bush campaign was courageous, ("Votes Count," December 15, 2000...
...Deborah Warren 9 (Continued from page 4) it is a virtual certainty that, given the rapid advances in these fields, we will know with a high level of confidence its causes within the next several decades...
...DIANE LAVOS Natick, Mass...
...It's thick—wool—but the sweater's extra warmth (despite the chilly rows of crystals on the yoke of knitted firs) had nothing to do with heft or wool or scarlet and everything to do with being hers Spirits, bidden by her outgrown clothes, materialize in what no longer fits her— revenants of the girl that she outgrows...
...Such a thought sends tremors of fear and distrust into the minds and hearts of the gay community, who are already fighting an uphill battle for their legitimate place at the Lord's table...
...Until such time as the church can move toward a more neutral stance on the interpretation of the orientation itself—at root, a difficult, but serious theological and philosophical question—most dialogue between the gay community and the church will remain one of defensive posturing ROBERT J. COMISKEY Springfield, Va The editors comment: We doubt that the official church is supporting research to eliminate gays through genetic surgery, or otherwise...
...The editorial echoes the sentiments of many Americans, even beyond partisanship, yet speaks volumes about our resilient, but battered democratic system of government and the primacy of the vote...
...I will keep a copy of your editorial with my Boston Globe from the day after the election as a reminder of the preciousness of my vote and everyone else's...
Vol. 128 • January 2001 • No. 1
